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Religious studies faculty
 
Brother Aelred Woodard, O.S.B.
360-491-4700 (Information Center)
br_aelred@stmartin.edu
B.A./B. Ph. 1966, University of Ottawa; theological studies, St. Paul University; M.A., St. John's University

Brother Aelred's scholarly interests include fundamental theology, religious enculturation and interdisciplinary studies such as theology and psychology or theology and art.

 

Brother Boniface V. Lazzari, O.S.B.
Associate professor, Spanish and religious studies
Room #339
360-438-4476
B.A., Saint Martin's College; M.A., Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; S.T.B., Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid

Brother Boniface teaches both Spanish and religious studies, as well as taking an active role at Saint Martin's Abbey. He also is director of Abbey Church Events, a highly regarded music and speakers series.

 

Father Kilian J. Malvey, O.S.B.
Professor, religious studies/English
Room #361
360-438-4342
fr_kilian@stmartin.edu
B.A., Saint Martin's College; Heythrop College, University of London; M.A., Marquette University; D.Min., University of California, Berkeley; M.T.S., Boston Theological Institute

Father Kilian chairs the University's religious studies department and he is the founder of the Spiritual Life Institute, a summer program that has played host to renowned theologians, religious scholars, and advocates for social justice for the last twenty-five years. His scholarly interests include the Hebrew Scriptures, transcendentalist writers of mid-19th century America and American Southern writers of short fiction. He has studied at a number of Jesuit universities in this country and in England.

 

David W. Suter
Professor, religious studies
Room #366
360-438-4360
dsuter@stmartin.edu
B.A., Davidson College; B.D., University of Chicago; M.A., ibid.; Ph.D., ibid.

Suter, director of the University's humanities major, is a graduate of programs that stress breadth and integration of knowledge. In the study of religion, he is concerned about the interaction of various disciplines, including history, philosophy, literary studies, sociology, anthropology and theology. Suter's professional interests include biblical studies, comparative religion, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the problem of evil and biblical interpretation on peace and justice issues. In a recent sabbatical trip to Israel, he toured upper Galilee under the guidance of an Israeli archaeologist to visualize what the region was like in the third century B.C.

 

Ian C. Werrett
Assistant professor, religious studies
Room #365
360-438-4290
iwerrett@stmartin.edu
B.A., Saint Martin’s College; M.A. Trinity Western University; Ph.D., University of St Andrews

Werrett’s areas of interest include Biblical Studies, ancient Judaism, early Christianity, Islam, the Dead Sea Scrolls, ritual purity, and semiotics. As a scholar of ancient Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, he has traveled to Israel on several occasions in order to work on ancient manuscripts and to participate in an archaeological excavation at the Byzantine site of Ein Gedi. In addition to his role as a professor of Religious Studies at Saint Martin’s, he is also the director of the Spiritual Life Institute, which is a summer program that that explores the spirituality of today’s world. Werrett has lived in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom and he has presented academic papers at a number of colleges and universities around the world.